CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Bobby Phills' retired No. 13 jersey has returned to Charlotte.
The Hornets raised Phills' jersey to the rafters at their downtown arena during a ceremony at halftime of Saturday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
His widow, Kendall Phills, said: ''I'm humbled and filled with unspeakable joy for all of you bringing Bobby's jersey back home.''
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Guest post by The Sports Hayes The 1970's The 70's began and ended in misery with championships in between. One of the weirdest decades in franchise history, that's for sure. Still, they won 2 championships and should have won 4 if it wasn't for injuries and front office buffoonery. Coach - Tom Heinsohn Its either him, Satch Sanders or player/coach Dave Cowens. I...

Tuesday the New York Knicks hired Derek Fisher as their head coach. Less than two weeks ago Fisher was the backup point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. By hiring Fisher the Knicks became the second New York City basketball team in as many years to hire a player in his first year of retirement as a head coach. The Brooklyn Nets tapped 19-year pro Jason Kidd a year ago.
Fisher...

The closest to Celtics' green Galis ever gotBy Cort ReynoldsOver the years, every franchise has had many positive events that could and should have happened but did not due to injuries, bad luck, bad calls, bad trades, etc. The Celtics, with a league-best 17 titles, may have endured less of these "what might have been" moments than most, but the ones they have suffered have been...

""Last time I checked, there weren't any W's and L's in my paycheck." - Curtis Rowe His name was always synonymous with his college teammate's, Sidney Wicks. Long before the dark period of Celtics basketball happened after Reggie Lewis' death and Kevin Garnett's arrival, you may have forgotten the most morbid period in Celtics' history was absolutely the late 70s before the arrival...

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We all know how this Suns franchise has had many spurts of greatness. The Suns definently carry the richest history of all the teams in the Valley, dating all the way back to the days of Dick Van Arsdale, Paul Silas, and Connie Hawkins. Who could ever forget names like “KJ” Kevin Johnson, Thom Chambers, and “Thunder” Dan Majerle. How could...

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